劍橋字典
Ever: at any time
在任何時候;從來
Nothing ever happens here in the evening.
這兒晚上從來沒發生過甚麽事兒。
Have you ever been to London?
你去過倫敦嗎?
補述:
at any time/任何時候,可為曾經(完成式的含意),或意為有機會(未來式的含意)。
Have you ever(曾經--指過去到現在,完成式含意) been to London?
If you’re ever(有機會) in London, come and visit(未來式的含意) us.
His father left him more money than he can ever(有機會,未來式的含意,即 一輩子也花不完) spend.
His father left him more money [than he can ever spend].
根據含意,這句話可以用否定句來表達。
= His father left him a lot of money that he can hardly ever spend.
父親留下很多錢,他以後(永遠) 都 難以(=不能) 花光。
or, His father left him "so" much money "that" he can hardly ever (=almost never) spend.
父親留下這麼多錢,以至他永遠 都 不能花光
ever, adverb, used in sentence expressing condition; usually placed with the verb(=spend, spent, spent ---->spend the money on anything in his life!);
more adv. forming the comparative degree of most, being adj. and adv. of more than; to a greater extent; in a greater degree.
eg:-more-----than=more "money" than;
ie:-His father left him more money "than he can ever spend."
比他一輩子能花的還要多,
就代表他一輩仔也花不完.